Olavinlinna
Olavinlinna, also known as St. Olaf's Castle, is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: medieval castle in Savonlinna, Finland
- Also known as: “Olaf’s Castle”, “Olavinlinna Castle”, “Olof’s Castle”, “Olofsborg”, and “St. Olaf’s Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Savonlinna Provincial Museum and Savonlinna railway station.
Savonlinna Provincial Museum
Museum
Photo: Ainali, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Savonlinna Provincial Museum is situated 340 metres west of Olavinlinna.
Savonlinna railway station
Railway station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Savonlinna railway station is located in the town of Savonlinna, Finland. It is located along the Huutokoski–Parikkala railway, and its only neighboring station is Pääskylahti in the west. Savonlinna railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Olavinlinna.
Saints Zachary and Elisabeth church
Church
Photo: A333, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saints Zachary and Elisabeth church is situated 750 metres northwest of Olavinlinna.
Olavinlinna
- Categories: stronghold, museum, castle, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Savonlinna, Savonlinna, South Savonia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Olavinlinna” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أولافينلينا”
- Basque: “Olavinlinna”
- Belarusian: “Олафсборг”
- Catalan: “Olavinlinna”
- Chinese: “奧拉維城堡”
- Czech: “Olavinlinna”
- Czech: “Olofsborg”
- Danish: “Olavinlinna”
- Dutch: “Olavinlinna”
- Esperanto: “Olavinlinna”
- Estonian: “Olavinlinna”
- Finnish: “Olavinlinna”
- Finnish: “Olofsborg”
- Finnish: “Pyhän Olavin linna”
- French: “Olavinlinna”
- Georgian: “ოლაფსბორგი”
- German: “Burg Olavinlinna”
- German: “Olafsburg”
- German: “Olavinlinna”
- German: “Olofsborg”
- Hungarian: “Olavinlinna”
- Italian: “Olavinlinna”
- Japanese: “オラヴィリンナ”
- Japanese: “オラヴィンリンナ”
- Japanese: “オラヴィ城”
- Japanese: “オラビンリンナ”
- Latvian: “Olavinlinnas pils”
- Lithuanian: “Šv. Olafo pilis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olavinlinna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olofsborg”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Olavinlinna”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Olofsborg”
- Norwegian: “Olofsborg”
- Persian: “اولاوینلیننا”
- Polish: “Olavinlinna”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Savonlinna”
- Russian: “Olavinlinna”
- Russian: “Olofsborg”
- Russian: “Олафсборг”
- Slovenian: “Olafsburg”
- Slovenian: “Olavinlinna”
- Slovenian: “Olofsburg”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Olavinlinna”
- Spanish: “castillo de Olavinlinna”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Olavinlinna”
- Spanish: “fortaleza de San Olaf”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Olaf”
- Spanish: “Olofsborg”
- Swedish: “Nyslott”
- Swedish: “Olavinlinna”
- Swedish: “Olofsborg”
- Turkish: “Olavinlinna”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Святого Олафа”
- Ukrainian: “Олавінлінна”
- Ukrainian: “Улофсборг”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Olavinlinna”. Photo: Mikko Paananen, CC BY-SA 3.0.